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6 days ago · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

May 8, 2024 · Doctors are warning kiwis that flu season has arrived early this year, and now is the time to get vaccinated, to be aware of symptoms, and to stay home if influenza is suspected.

Jan 31, 2025 · 1. Davis M. Optimising outcomes in heart failure in 2023 and beyond.Research Review, 2023. 2. Srivastava PK, Claggett BL, Solomon SD, et al. Estimated 5-year number needed to treat to prevent cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization with angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibition vs standard therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: An analysis of ...

2 days ago · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

Sep 11, 2024 · Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment

4 days ago · Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

Jan 16, 2025 · It is more important now than ever that we prioritise getting our hapū māmā, as well as our youngest and most vulnerable whānau members, immunised against whooping cough (pertussis). “Today we are acknowledging the death of an infant from whooping cough over the Christmas period,” Dr Matt ...

Oct 8, 2024 · More needs to be done to raise awareness of the debilitating complications of shingles to protect older Kiwis and the immunocompromised, according to an infectious diseases expert. 1 Shingles is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. 1 Almost all adults aged over 50 years may already have the virus that causes ...